Luis López (footballer, born September 1993)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Luis López
López with Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Luis Aurelio López Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-13) September 13, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Real España
Number 22
Youth career
Real España
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Real España 285 (0)
2018 → Los Angeles FC (loan) 1 (0)
2018 → Orange County SC (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2013 Honduras U20 6 (0)
2014–2016 Honduras U23 9 (0)
2015– Honduras 59 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Honduras
CONCACAF Nations League
Bronze medal – third place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2023

Luis Aurelio López Fernández (born 13 September 1993), also known as Buba López, is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real España, whom he captains, and the Honduras national team.

Club career

Real España

López started his career with Liga Nacional team Real C.D. España in 2013.[2] He started and did all his training, In 2012 he arrived at Real España where during the first tournaments he did not participate, since he was the fourth goalkeeper In the reserves of Real Club Deportivo España. He won the 2013 Apertura title and was integral for his side in the final against Real Sociedad.[3]

LAFC and Orange County SC loan

On 24 January 2018, Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC announced the signing of López on loan from Real España.[4][5] The following 31 January, it was announced that López was rehabbing from a stress fracture in his right tibia.[6] After being out six months, he was loaned to Los Angeles FC's affiliate Orange County SC on 13 July.[7] The next day, he started his first match in a 3–0 home win against San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.[8] He was later recalled and started his first league game in the MLS in a 2–0 home loss against Sporting Kansas City.[9][10]

He returned to Real España after Los Angeles FC opted not to exercise his buy option.[11]

International career

Honduras U-23

López was included in the Honduras squad for the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[12] The year prior, Honduras had lost the final of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship to Mexico, but qualification was sealed for both nations and Honduras qualified for their third straight Olympics.[13] López was the first-choice keeper throughout the tournament but kept only one clean sheet. He helped Honduras to the knockout stage, where they were eliminated by Brazil in the semi-finals. López started in the bronze-medal match, in which Honduras were defeated by Nigeria.[14]

Honduras

López was an unused third goalkeeper for Honduras' 2014 World Cup campaign. His first major role for the national team was when he was selected as the starting keeper for Honduras in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15] López struggled with an injury throughout the tournament and ultimately Honduras were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mexico.[16]

Honours

Real C.D. España

Honduras

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ Brilliant Buba behind historic Honduras; FIFA.com. 14 August 2016
  3. ^ Real España gana en los penales y es el nuevo campeón de Honduras (Real España wins on penalties and are champions of Honduras); La Prensa. 14 December 2013. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "LAFC sign Honduran international goalkeeper Luis Lopez". MLSsoccer.com. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ "LAFC Signs Goalkeeper Luis Lopez". Los Angeles FC. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "News & Notes From Week 2: Injury Updates". Los Angeles FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ "LAFC Loans Goalkeeper Luis López To Orange County SC". Los Angeles FC. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ^ Orange County Soccer Club blanks San Antonio FC; Los Angeles Times. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018
  9. ^ "Goalkeeper Luis Lopez Rejoins LAFC From Loan At Orange County SC". Los Angeles FC. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ^ "LAFC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2".
  11. ^ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2019 Season". Los Angeles FC. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  12. ^ OFICIAL: Los 18 convocados de Honduras para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro (OFFICIAL: The 18 players from Honduras that will go to the Olympic Games in Río de Janeiro); Diaro Diez. 26 July 2016. (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Olympic Games men's football draw". 14 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Honduras vs. Nigeria: 2016 Olympic Soccer Bronze Medal Game Score and Reaction". Bleacher Report.
  15. ^ "Honduras to head Group A at 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, will play at BBVA Compass Stadium". Houston Dynamo. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Mexico Beats Honduras 1-0 to Advance to 2017 Gold Cup Semifinals". Bleacher Report.
  17. ^ Real España se consagra campeón de Honduras y evita el tri del Motagua (Real España becomes champion of Honduras and avoids the Tri of Motagua);La Prensa. 30 December 2017. (in Spanish)
  18. ^ CONCACAF [@CNationsLeague] (7 June 2021). "Here is the Best XI of the Concacaf Nations League Finals" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Twitter.